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My fellow fin fans,
It has been a long day full of roller coaster rides. The dolphin fan base is divided. Many are calling for cam's heads. But i have several points that I want to point out that have made me warm up to our draft no matter what the critics say.
1.Brady Quinn: Listen. Our evaluating staff and a lot of others had quinn ranked very low. Overhyped innacurate not the type of player the fanbases thought he is. We had Beck ranked higher than quinn!! So why would we take quinn in round 1 when we knew we could get beck for less money, a later draft pick, while adding a premier talent speedster on offense? Exactly. The reasoning is there. Kiper had a man crush for Quinn and many just jumped on the bandwagon. Remember when Kiper had mike williams ranked as the #1 player in his draft?
Now, if Brady Quinn isn't as good as everyone thought he was what would have happened if we drafted him at #9? Well, look at eli manning, david carr, or joey harrington...They turned into average to below average quarterbacks setting their respective teams back for several years. If quinn at 9 really could have been that big a bust, i am glad we passed on him and took the chance on a qb 2nd round and an offensive playmaker first.
2. Ted Ginn Jr.: Ted Ginn Jr. - 6' 180
Marvin Harrison - 6' 185
Donald Driver - 6' 190
Steve Smith - 5'9 185
Isaac Bruce - 6' 188
Torry Holt - 6' 190
Look at that list.
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DO NOT GIVE ME THE B.S. that he is too small and going to get hurt. Look at the stud wide receivers on this list. Premier #1 WIDE RECEIVERS!! Anyones argument that he can not develop into a number 1 doesnt know what they are saying. Ted is as fast if not faster than all those players on there. He needs help on his route running but that can be taught by good coaching. The kid is legit. We are going to use him similar to reggie bush and how the gators use percy harvin- we're gonna get him the ball and let him make plays. Short screens, reverses, flies, everything. This guy is gonna be all over the field and personally I am excited to see him every play. He is an Aplus 99 kick returner/punt returner we all know but what he can turn into at wr is why we drafted him. He is going to be the complete package with adequate coaching and training. Just watch and the fact that chris chambers and him are good friends makes me envision great things with our wr duo.
3. John Beck: We had him ranked higher than brady quinn on our board! I know the guy is going to be 26 (this dissapointed me) but look at it like this. Sometime before the end of the season he will be playing. So we can get 6-8 years as Beck as our starter. He is NOT going to be the vince young or peyton manning game changing quarterback. However, he can be Drew Brees, Marc Bulger, Phillip Rivers etc. Managing the game effectively putting our playmakers in position to make plays. He has a very strong arm and is very accurate. Cam is a quarterback guru and this qb fits his system. So if you dont like his age or his name you better get used to it cuz this guys skills on the field will put us in position to win games.
4.Oline: Cam came out at the end of the day and said Vernon Carey will switch to LT. This was very surprising. I believe he can be a solid LT based on cams tutalage and how vernon has progressed. LG will be Rex Hadnot moving over to make room for Samsom Satele at C. This guy is a character and adds a little spice to our offense. The long hair the mean streak hes got it all. He needs to work on run blocking but besides that he should be a solid C. RG should be Joe Toledo who has grown from the 4th round pick he was last year. As for RT, i expect LJ Shelton to shift over there. This is a solid oline and i expect us to spend another pick or 2 on guys that come in and contribute as backups.
5.Defense: Our defense is aging but there are playmakers back there. Vonnie Holliday, Jason Taylor, Joey Porter, and Zach Thomas are all up there in age but still play at a high level. 3 years from all these guys is very realistic. Besides these guys, we have youngsters matt roth and channing crowder starting. They are both going to be solid starters in this defense. Our secondary is average and hopefully jason allen will step it up this year. Right now we HAD to adress the talent on offense. We have talent on defense and they will keep us in most games. The only problem is the inevitable retirements of our star players. Our next 2 drafts will allow us to find suitable replacements for thomas, taylor, and porter. Our stars will keep on playing and we will be able to bring guys in behind them.
I hope the overall picture is coming into view. It has for me and i am excited to see our team on the field next season.
It has been a long day full of roller coaster rides. The dolphin fan base is divided. Many are calling for cam's heads. But i have several points that I want to point out that have made me warm up to our draft no matter what the critics say.
1.Brady Quinn: Listen. Our evaluating staff and a lot of others had quinn ranked very low. Overhyped innacurate not the type of player the fanbases thought he is. We had Beck ranked higher than quinn!! So why would we take quinn in round 1 when we knew we could get beck for less money, a later draft pick, while adding a premier talent speedster on offense? Exactly. The reasoning is there. Kiper had a man crush for Quinn and many just jumped on the bandwagon. Remember when Kiper had mike williams ranked as the #1 player in his draft?
Now, if Brady Quinn isn't as good as everyone thought he was what would have happened if we drafted him at #9? Well, look at eli manning, david carr, or joey harrington...They turned into average to below average quarterbacks setting their respective teams back for several years. If quinn at 9 really could have been that big a bust, i am glad we passed on him and took the chance on a qb 2nd round and an offensive playmaker first.
2. Ted Ginn Jr.: Ted Ginn Jr. - 6' 180
Marvin Harrison - 6' 185
Donald Driver - 6' 190
Steve Smith - 5'9 185
Isaac Bruce - 6' 188
Torry Holt - 6' 190
Look at that list.
...
...
DO NOT GIVE ME THE B.S. that he is too small and going to get hurt. Look at the stud wide receivers on this list. Premier #1 WIDE RECEIVERS!! Anyones argument that he can not develop into a number 1 doesnt know what they are saying. Ted is as fast if not faster than all those players on there. He needs help on his route running but that can be taught by good coaching. The kid is legit. We are going to use him similar to reggie bush and how the gators use percy harvin- we're gonna get him the ball and let him make plays. Short screens, reverses, flies, everything. This guy is gonna be all over the field and personally I am excited to see him every play. He is an Aplus 99 kick returner/punt returner we all know but what he can turn into at wr is why we drafted him. He is going to be the complete package with adequate coaching and training. Just watch and the fact that chris chambers and him are good friends makes me envision great things with our wr duo.
3. John Beck: We had him ranked higher than brady quinn on our board! I know the guy is going to be 26 (this dissapointed me) but look at it like this. Sometime before the end of the season he will be playing. So we can get 6-8 years as Beck as our starter. He is NOT going to be the vince young or peyton manning game changing quarterback. However, he can be Drew Brees, Marc Bulger, Phillip Rivers etc. Managing the game effectively putting our playmakers in position to make plays. He has a very strong arm and is very accurate. Cam is a quarterback guru and this qb fits his system. So if you dont like his age or his name you better get used to it cuz this guys skills on the field will put us in position to win games.
4.Oline: Cam came out at the end of the day and said Vernon Carey will switch to LT. This was very surprising. I believe he can be a solid LT based on cams tutalage and how vernon has progressed. LG will be Rex Hadnot moving over to make room for Samsom Satele at C. This guy is a character and adds a little spice to our offense. The long hair the mean streak hes got it all. He needs to work on run blocking but besides that he should be a solid C. RG should be Joe Toledo who has grown from the 4th round pick he was last year. As for RT, i expect LJ Shelton to shift over there. This is a solid oline and i expect us to spend another pick or 2 on guys that come in and contribute as backups.
5.Defense: Our defense is aging but there are playmakers back there. Vonnie Holliday, Jason Taylor, Joey Porter, and Zach Thomas are all up there in age but still play at a high level. 3 years from all these guys is very realistic. Besides these guys, we have youngsters matt roth and channing crowder starting. They are both going to be solid starters in this defense. Our secondary is average and hopefully jason allen will step it up this year. Right now we HAD to adress the talent on offense. We have talent on defense and they will keep us in most games. The only problem is the inevitable retirements of our star players. Our next 2 drafts will allow us to find suitable replacements for thomas, taylor, and porter. Our stars will keep on playing and we will be able to bring guys in behind them.
I hope the overall picture is coming into view. It has for me and i am excited to see our team on the field next season.
